Current Projects

Pictured here are the two larger projects I am working on, although there are a number of other small ones mixed in which I will share photos of soon. The Innisfree baby cardigan is a "Classic Polly Straker" design. I am making it in the 24 month size using Dalegarn Falk in sportweight. Pictured here is the back, up to just past the first decreases.

The other picture is of the Aloha Beach Bag I am working on. It's my own design, using the climbing trellis pattern I found on purl bee with a wide band at the top. I am knitting it in one piece and will fold it in half and seam it up the sides. I am planning on making two handles the same width as the band on the top. I also bought some beautiful bright fabric at patch that I will use to line it when it's done. I plan on taking it to Hawaii over the holidays to use as my beach bag. The yarn is Louet Euroflax in sportweight.

Fiber Farm CSA

Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm is the first CSA of its kind, catering specifically to fibers and yarn. A CSA is a community-supported farm, which means people buy a share in the harvest for each year. In this case, you buy a share of the Spring 2008 harvest of wool, which they spin and send out to all their shareholders. You are also invited to the Spring Shearing day where you can watch the sheep being shorn. The cost of one share is $100, and you receive yarn from their flock of Angora goats, and Cormo and Cotswald sheep. You can view their yarn by linking through their homepage to their Etsy shop. It a great way to support small family farms and add fab yarns to your stash at the same time! Visit their site: http://marthasvineyardfiberfarm.com/

My First Blog!

Welcome to the Two Birds Handknits blog. Who, might you ask, are the Two Birds? My mother JoAnn and I are the two birds in question, pictured at left at my brothers wedding last year. My mother has been knitting her whole life, and I have been lucky enough to have her as my personal knitting instructor. It's a passion for both of us, but now we are starting get serious about it. We've finally gotten my mother to take her show on the road, and plan to enter the local art festival in August. This blog is our first step in making our passion more of a lifestyle.